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Zcheecid Aguirre | Teresa Cortez | Roshan Price | Lara Miller Rivera
Description
This brief assignment is designed as a scaffold to teach undergraduate students how to approach synthesis for literature reviews, without writing a full literature review. Students will critically engage with a research article related to their academic interests and summarize its key findings, significance, and implications in a format suitable for an Instagram post for a science journal or official organization. Students will aim to communicate the main points of the article in an engaging and concise way, focusing on its central research question, impact, and future research directions. The goal is for students to demonstrate their understand of thematic literature reviews and practice communicating complex academic content in an accessible, concise format.
License and attribution: CC BY 4.0 Zcheecid Aguirre, Teresa Cortez, Roshan Price, and Lara Miller Rivera
Resource type
Assignment
Format
Google Doc
Topic
Basic info literacy | Understanding sources
Learning outcomes
1. Understand the components of a thematic literature review
2. Analyze a research article to identify its central research question, impact, and potential for future research
3. Report findings in a clear and engaging way suitable for a broader audience
Target audience
Undergrads
License
See description
Materials
Assignment: https://arizona.box.com/s/qg8f9v7tvpc40ecol4fkrnfpzz2o5p06